Earth's oceans may seem like an expanse of the same water to us, but try telling that to a sea turtle or a whale shark. To ...

Which state has a law against shooting Bigfoot? Do you know where to get coffee milk? Check out these bizarre facts from ...

The administration wants to designate a High Arctic offshore area beyond the 200-mile limit as part of a new oil leasing plan ...

Most people picture the time of dinosaurs as a steamy, tropical world. But during the Late Cretaceous period, northern Alaska was a different kind of wild. Located far above the Arctic Circle ...

Revisions to U.S. Outer Continental Shelf planning areas off Alaska are shown in this map from the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The proposed High Arctic area is new and based on recent ...

found that as Arctic ice melts, the sunlight reaching the ocean is changing. Instead of a broad range of light, it's becoming more limited and dominated by blue. This shift may seem minor ...

New high-resolution satellite map reveals nearly 100,000 unknown ocean mountains, or seamounts, boosting climate and maritime ...

Here are answers to three questions about the High Arctic. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an arm of the Interior Department that manages offshore energy in federal waters, released a map ...

MiCO database reveals how marine animals traverse oceans, connecting distant regions and impacting conservation efforts.

Without an ice layer on the ocean's surface, the light penetrating ... The disappearance of sea ice changes the color of the Arctic and Antarctic oceans. This could have "considerable ...